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Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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Letterpress & Bindery Auction
Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.High Bids Win
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.High Bids Win
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win
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Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h. -
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Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USDSotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USDSotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USDSotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USDSotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD -
Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
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Sothebys: Ansel Adams: A Legacy | Photographs from the Meredith Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Ansel Adams: A Legacy | Photographs from the Meredith Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 4,567,680.00 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2024 - October 16, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,775,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #N11557 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,801,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 96 | ||
| Sold Lots | 96 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,775,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,801,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 163.07% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Ansel Adams | 'Aspens, Northern New Mexico' (Vertical) |
1958, probably printed in the 1970s. | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 720,000.00 |
| 19 | Ansel Adams | 'Surf Sequence, San Mateo County Coast, California' |
1940, printed between 1981 and 1982. | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 576,000.00 |
| 15 | Ansel Adams | Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California |
1960, probably printed in the 1960s. | USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 384,000.00 |
| 46 | Ansel Adams | 'Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico' |
1941, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 144,000.00 |
| 70 | Ansel Adams | 'Rose and Driftwood, San Francisco, California' |
1932, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 132,000.00 |
| 1 | Ansel Adams | 'Maroon Bells, Near Aspen, Colorado' |
1951, printed in 1974. | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 102,000.00 |
| 36 | Ansel Adams | 'Golden Gate Headlands from Lincoln Park, San Francisco, California' |
circa 1950, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 102,000.00 |
| 16 | Ansel Adams | 'Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California' |
1944, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 96,000.00 |
| 79 | Ansel Adams | 'The Snake River & the Tetons, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming' |
1942, probably printed between 1962 and 1963. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 96,000.00 |
| 3 | Ansel Adams | 'Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California' |
circa 1937, printed in 1980. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 84,000.00 |
| 8 | Ansel Adams | 'Forest, Yosemite Valley (Yosemite National Park)' |
1950, probably printed between 1963 and 1970. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 66,000.00 |
| 2 | Ansel Adams | 'Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California' |
1945, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 45 | Ansel Adams | 'White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona' |
1942, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 12 | Ansel Adams | 'Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite Valley, California' |
circa 1938, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 57,600.00 |
| 7 | Ansel Adams | 'Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park, California' |
circa 1946, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 54,000.00 |
| 83 | Ansel Adams | Portfolio IV, What Majestic Word: In Memory of Russell Varian |
1943-63, printed in 1963. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 54,000.00 |
| 11 | Ansel Adams | 'Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, California' |
1927, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 40 | Ansel Adams | 'Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona' |
1937, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 53 | Ansel Adams | 'Aspens, Northern New Mexico' (Horizontal) |
1958, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 58 | Ansel Adams | Aspens, Dawn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado |
1937, probably printed in the 1970s. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 66 | Ansel Adams | 'Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California' |
1944, probably printed in the 1960s. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 9 | Ansel Adams | 'Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley, California' |
circa 1948, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 25 | Ansel Adams | 'Sand Dune, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California' |
1948, printed in 1981. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 52 | Ansel Adams | 'Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Sequoia National Park, California' |
1932, probably printed between 1963 and 1970. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 27 | Ansel Adams | 'Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park and Sierra Foothills' |
circa 1945, probably printed between 1973 and 1977. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 42,000.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/73871a8f-7c5e-4b80-933d-0d0161d4363c.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Dec. 12:</b> Bible [English]. <i>[The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe,</i> 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/2bfa5105-2bf9-4a52-8ab5-45f3ef7b1eb4.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.")
![<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d8cd5291-2e7d-4a24-8d22-f316554ec8f8.jpg "<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.")